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Mixed bag of links

by JpK on May 03, 2008 in photography, toronto, video games, web

LifeHacker offers up their top ten memory “hacks”.  Also, Google search can provide quick currency conversions.

Some analysts think a next-gen video game console price war is coming.

If you’re a fan of Ansel Adam’s iconic photos of Yosemite National Park, you’ll enjoy this multimedia feature from the New York Times.  Ansel’s former assistant talks about the story behind nine of his famous photos.

Looking for a parking lot or transit stop in Toronto?  Try Stopfinder.  After you provide the destination address, the service highlights public transit stops.  It also identifies the closest and cheapest parking lots in the area.

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Halo 3 smashes records

by JpK on Sep 30, 2007 in video games

No surprise here.

InformationWeek reports:

Microsoft’s Halo 3 racked up $170 million in sales on its first day of availability, making it the hottest-selling title in video game history.

Microsoft said late Wednesday that the game’s sales easily surpassed first-day sales for Halo 2, which previously held the record. Halo 2 launched in 2004 and posted $125 million in sales on its first day.

Halo 3, which hit shelves on Tuesday, also broke industry records for presales. Retailers took more than 1.7 million preorders for the game, which runs on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. More than 1 million gamers played the game online over Microsoft’s Xbox Live system on launch day — another record for the software maker.

The entire article is here.

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1.4 million kids disappointed on Christmas

by JpK on Jan 14, 2007 in video games

The market research firm, NPD Group, has released the 2006 US holiday video game console sales figures.  You can read the story at Yahoo.

Considering the supply problems that affected both Sony and Nintendo, it’s not surprising the Microsoft Xbox 360 outsold all other next-gen consoles.  NPD claims Microsoft sold 1.1 million units.

Interestingly, the legacy Sony PS2 took first place honours with 1.4 million units sold.

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Why do video games cost so much?

by JpK on Jan 14, 2007 in video games

Forbes.com breaks down the cost of next-generation video games.  With the production cost of some games rivalling the cost of a Hollywood movie, the video game industry is big business with a lot of risk.

Analysts predict that some other [video game] publishers will need to clear 1 million units to get in the black–and start making about $1 per game sold.

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